Grey heron, Ardea cinerea, is the largest European heron. Usually solitary although several birds may feed fairly close together

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Bude Marshes was declared a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in 1983 the first in Cornwall, and is the fourth largest area of reed in the county providing valuable habitat for wintering migrant and breeding birds.

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Location: Bude, Cornwall, British Isles, UK
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